I may be the cart-horse in this situation but the thing about AI writing is that…writing is an intellectually intimate act, as is editing. Part of the joy of editing is seeing up close how people you know and respect *think.* There’s no similar attachment to the machine.

at what point do we have to consider the possibility that there's a really random serial killer on the loose

Phia, a shopping app co-founded by Phoebe Gates that has raised $43.5M, appears to be using fake clicks or "cookie stuffing" to claim affiliate commissions (Bloomberg) Main Link | Techmeme Permalink

The journey my BBC push notifications have been on is wild.

I need that Spoon remix from the Tony trailer.

Phia — the buzzy shopping app co-founded by Bill Gates' daughter, Phoebe — is claiming credit for online sales it didn’t actually drive, a Bloomberg investigation found. Read our exclusive story: bloom.bg/4vVOUin 📷️: Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images

National Opera Lays Off 200 Phantoms https://theonion.com/national-opera-lays-off-200-phantoms/

My one why-didnt-I-see-them-pre-kid gig regret is LCD Soundsystem.

I'm so disillusioned, I almost don't even care who gets the FIFA Peace Prize next year

AI-driven drops in labor income and gains in capital income could hit Ireland's tax base, with 6%+ of its workforce in tech and heavy exposure to US companies (Olivia Fletcher/Bloomberg) Main Link | Techmeme Permalink

Wealth, in this instance, buying neither taste nor class

Come and work with me at Bloomberg! We're looking for a brilliant editor to join the EMEA Technology, Media & Telecom team in Londo bloomberg.avature.net/careers/JobD...

My one football opinion is that I love Jordan Pickford, so noooo

As I love personality tests bambamramfan.github.io/ai-compass/ (via @katebevan.com). My patron saint is Ethan Mollick which is apt because I did ring him up once for, essentially, psychological support around AI.

Why did you listen to that man, that man’s a balloon

The British stiff upper lip is an absolutely terrible trait at this time. Parents standing outside the boiling nursery saying "Well, that's just how it is!" as they talk about taking 3 hours to get the kids to sleep.

All 4x4s will be illegal

A significant body of research by legal and rights experts has concluded that Israel is intent on destroying Palestinians www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...

Signal’s Meredith Whittaker: The Push for Online Safety Risks Mass Surveillance Interview by Mishal Hussain The president of the encrypted messaging app says autonomous AI agents, device scanning and digital advertising are converging into a new architecture of surveillance.

My hot take is there would be no loneliness epidemic if men just swapped podcasts for voicenotes.

I refuse to believe any of them read the actual books. Like don't tell me Dario or Thiel are sitting through 10 pages of Tom Bombadil's singing.

@paulbernal.bsky.social Hi Paul! Sorry to disrupt your leave - are you commenting to media re X/Belfast?

The Whatsapp is popping OFF www.theguardian.com/books/ng-int...

Bloomberg hot headlines that make me LOL: *TRUMP: STOCKS SHOULD GO UP, NOT DOWN

In Doppelganger, @naomiaklein.bsky.social shows how white supremacists assume the victimhood of those they oppress, presenting the evils they do as evils done to them. In Britain, where black people are 7 times more likely than white people to die after police restraint, this is what we are seeing.

The way the entire British media is suddenly discussing 'two tier policing' as if it is a real thing worth seriously debating, rather than the obvious far-right white supremacist fantasy it has always been, is very alarming

Despite not knowing anyone involved, I am *addicted* to American media drama. Incredible tea. The sheer spite. It’s art.

“Cold rage”. Well done Nige.

Venture capitalists are just normal humans like everyone else.

I told Siri to play LinkedIn Park on Spotify :(

Riz Ahmed soundtracking Bait with Jai Paul is lighting up my NW London desi heart.

One of the bad things about hot weather in Britain is that you find out how many awful tattoos there are. I have seen so many fucked up renderings of Walter White just this morning

J'Acuzzi

Good morning

AI is increasing productivity by giving us all a bunch of stuff to fact check

I am very sympathetic to the grads booing Eric Schmidt but I also don’t think it’s the all-out grassroots rejection of AI by the young that many people seem to think. See: use of AI for essays, companionship, therapy. That isn’t going away.

Birth rate discourse is like “It turns out if you give women more choices, they’re less likely to make ones that make their lives harder.” Which is really helpful in figuring out how we can improve society somewhat. But instead people are like wow giving women more choices was a mistake

MIDDLEMARCH?

My experience of the internet can be roughly summarised as: MEN HATE WOMEN AI WILL EAT YOU

Sources: Mistral has been developing a cybersecurity-focused AI model and held discussions about it with European banks, which don't have access to Mythos (Bloomberg) Main Link | Techmeme Permalink

Good. Why is anyone driving a Land Rover in Wimbledon (or anywhere, outside of a farm) www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Reform UK's leader in Basildon was arrested following multiple complaints about him filming staff and residents with Meta-style glasses. Sam Journet was also accused of bullying and intimidation and asked to apologise after posting footage of a young disabled man in an alleged attempt to shame him

outstanding top comment on a Fontaines DC video:

It wasn’t your skin colour, babe. www.theguardian.com/law/2026/apr...

Hectic

Knight Frank: Anthropic, OpenAI, and other AI companies have leased 1M+ square feet of London office space since the start of 2025, or ~7% of all lettings (Natasha Voase/Bloomberg) Main Link | Techmeme Permalink

One of the most interesting facets of working at Bloomberg is...you do get a front row seat to the entirety of capitalism, basically.

Wait, isn’t it the raccoon meme?